Kijangwa Surname
Approximately 2,492 people bear this surname
Kijangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,486 | 1:21,296 | 2,659 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kijangwa (12) may also be a first name.
Kijangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kijangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kijangwa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kijangwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 172,624th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,924,376 people. The surname Kijangwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kijangwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kijangwa is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 12 people.
The surname Kijangwa is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,486 people, or 1 in 21,296. In Tanzania Kijangwa is mostly found in: Tanga Region, where 65 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 0 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kijang'wa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kiangwa | 93 | 62 | / |
| Kajangwa | 88 | 71 | / |
| Kihangwa | 88 | 66 | / |
| Kiangkwa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Cijangwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kujangwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Keihangwa | 82 | 3 | / |
| Kiatengwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chijangwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kyangwa | 80 | 999 | / |
| Kiangua | 80 | 341 | / |
| Kaingwa | 80 | 216 | / |
| Kaungwa | 80 | 176 | / |
| Kiangwe | 80 | 146 | / |
| Kiangwi | 80 | 70 | / |
| Kaengwa | 80 | 59 | / |
| Kiengwa | 80 | 21 | / |
| Kuingwa | 80 | 13 | / |
| Kiongwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiangwa | 75 | 495 | / |
| Kayungwa | 75 | 490 | / |
| Kihangwe | 75 | 229 | / |
| Kayongwa | 75 | 89 | / |
| Kuyangwa | 75 | 77 | / |
| Kayingwa | 75 | 56 | / |
| Kaing'wa | 75 | 50 | / |
| Kayangwa | 75 | 25 | / |
| Kajengwa | 75 | 22 | / |
| Kiyongwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kajongwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kayengwa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kujingwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kujengwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kuyingwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kiengkwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaingkwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kajangua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chiyangwa | 71 | 5,329 | / |
| Chiangkwa | 71 | 60 | / |
| Kyatengwa | 71 | 50 | / |
| Kiehangwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kayungwea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kihaangwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiahangwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiamnguat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keiangkua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kayhangwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khiankwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chijongwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kihanhgwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaisingwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kyangwe | 67 | 2,755 | / |
| Kiengua | 67 | 1,068 | / |
| Kiongwe | 67 | 524 | / |
| Qiangba | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kyongwa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kainkwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kyangwi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kyangua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaingba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaungua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cuingwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koungwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koingua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaingua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiangue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keingua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koingba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kajangvath | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kijangwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis